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Gosforth's M Steel Cycles shuts

One of the oldest cycling shops in the UK is believed to have closed after more than 120 years in business.

The shutters are down at M Steel Cycles in Gosforth after 123 years (Image: staff photo)

The shutters are down at M Steel Cycles in Gosforth, Newcastle, following the shock closure of the business, which first started trading in 1894.

The firm was open for business as usual at the start of the week, but is thought to have closed its doors to customers without warning on Tuesday.

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Newcastle's City Library hosting Harry Potter exhibition

A staggering two decades have now passed since the release of the first Harry Potter book but Newcastle will he helping to keep the magic going strong as the city hosts a new exhibition inspired by the schoolboy wizard.

The City Library is to host a Harry Potter-inspired exhibition

From Friday, October 20, visitors to the City Library will be able to discover fascinating facts about the History of Magic with the new display launching simultaneously in 20 public libraries across the UK in tandem with the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition at the British Library in London.

The series of displays across the UK will include specially designed panels which are inspired by Harry Potter: A History of Magic, showing images of rare books, manuscripts and magical objects featured in the British Library’s exhibition, as well as images of material from J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury’s own collections.

“We would be leaving people behind at stations on a regular basis if we reduced the timetable in rush-hour,” he said.

A passenger boarding a Metro train (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)

Nexus, which runs the Metro and administers funds on behalf of the North East’s councils, has been in talks with the Department for Transport since the start of the year about replacing the 40-year-old fleet of trains.

Buses coping with delays

Bus services are trying to catch up with their timetable after heavy traffic caused delays.

Bad weather led to traffic congestion around Newcastle and Gateshead earlier this evening.

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Crossing times

It is now safe to use the causeway road to access Holy Island.

The road will be inaccessible after 1.20am.

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How a party girl became a brutal killer

From glammed-up party girl to cold-blooded killer, these are the two faces of murderer Zoe Warren.

Wearing long fake lashes and a full face of make-up, the murderer could not look more different in her Facebook selfie than she does in her bare-faced police custody shot.

Zoe Warren has been found guilty of the murder of Mark Shaw and witness intimidation

But today as the evil temptress is starting a life sentence for the cold-blooded murder of her partner Mark Shaw, a former friend of Warren has revealed how the addict used men to get her hands on drink and drugs.